Patents by Inventor Takahiro MATSUFUJI

Takahiro MATSUFUJI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240424615
    Abstract: Provided are a solder, a solder alloy, a solder ball, a solder paste, and a solder joint, which have a low melting point, high hardness in a high-temperature environment, heat cycle resistance, and electromigration resistance. The solder alloy has an alloy composition that includes, by mass %, Bi: 30 to 60%, Ag: 0.7 to 2.0%, Cu: more than 0% and 1.00% or less, Ni: 0.01 to 1.00%, Sb: 0.2 to 1.5%, with the balance being Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsufuji, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Hiroki Sudo
  • Publication number: 20240342838
    Abstract: A solder alloy consisting of Ag: 3.1 to 4.0% by mass, Cu: 0.6 to 0.8% by mass, Bi: 1.5 to 5.5% by mass, Sb: 1.0 to 6.0% by mass, Co: 0.001 to 0.030% by mass, Fe: 0.02 to 0.05% by mass, As: 0.002 to 0.250% by mass, and a balance Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Takashi Saito, Yuuki Iijima, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji
  • Patent number: 12109653
    Abstract: Provided are a solder, a solder alloy, a solder ball, a solder paste, and a solder joint, which have a low melting point, high hardness in a high-temperature environment, heat cycle resistance, and electromigration resistance. The solder alloy has an alloy composition that includes by mass %, Bi: 30 to 60%, Ag: 0.7 to 2.0%, Cu: more than 0% and 1.00% or less, Ni: 0.01 to 1.00%, Sb: 0.2 to 1.5%, with the balance being Sn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsufuji, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Hiroki Sudo
  • Patent number: 12053843
    Abstract: A solder alloy comprises Ag: 3.1 to 4.0% by mass, Cu: 0.6 to 0.8% by mass, Bi: 1.5 to 5.5% by mass, Sb: 1.0 to 6.0% by mass, Co: 0.001 to 0.030% by mass, Fe: 0.02 to 0.05% by mass, and a balance Sn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Takashi Saito, Yuuki Iijima, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20240238914
    Abstract: A solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a solder preform, a solder joint, a vehicle-mounted electronic circuit, an ECU electronic circuit, a vehicle-mounted electronic circuit device, and an ECU electronic circuit device which have a liquidus-line temperature and a solidus-line temperature falling within predetermined temperature ranges, and have excellent heat conductivity and excellent heat cycle resistance. The solder alloy has an alloy composition of, by mass %, Ag: 3.0 to 3.8%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Bi: more than 0% and 0.9% or less, Sb: 1.0 to 7.9%, Fe: 0.020 to 0.040%, Co: 0.001 to 0.020%, with the balance being Sn. The solder alloy may further contain, by mass %, at least one of Ge, Ga, As, Pd, Mn, In, Zn, Zr, and Mg: 0.1% or less in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Yuki Iijima, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji, Kota Sugisawa, Shigeto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240238912
    Abstract: A solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a solder preform, a solder joint, a vehicle-mounted electronic circuit, an ECU electronic circuit, a vehicle-mounted electronic circuit device, and an ECU electronic circuit device which have a liquidus-line temperature and a solidus-line temperature falling within predetermined temperature ranges, and have excellent heat conductivity, and excellent heat cycle resistance. The solder alloy has an alloy composition of, by mass %, Ag: 3.0 to 3.8%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Bi: 1.1% or more and less than 1.5%, Sb: 1.0 to 7.9%, Fe: 0.020 to 0.040%, Co: 0.001 to 0.020%, with the balance being Sn. The solder alloy may further contain, by mass %, at least one of Ge, Ga, As, Pd, Mn, In, Zn, Zr, and Mg: 0.1% or less in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Yuki Iijima, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji, Kota Sugisawa, Shigeto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240238913
    Abstract: A solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a solder preform, a solder joint, a vehicle-mounted electronic circuit, an ECU electronic circuit, a vehicle-mounted electronic circuit device, and an ECU electronic circuit device which have a liquidus-line temperature and a solidus-line temperature falling within predetermined temperature ranges, and have excellent heat conductivity, and excellent heat cycle resistance. The solder alloy has an alloy composition of, by mass %, Ag: 3.0 to 3.8%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Bi: more than 0% and less than 1.5%, Sb: 1.0 to 7.9%, Fe: 0.020 to 0.040%, Co: more than 0.008% and 0.020% or less, with the balance being Sn. The solder alloy may further contain, by mass %, at least one of Ge, Ga, As, Pd, Mn, In, Zn, Zr, and Mg: 0.1% or less in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Yuki Iijima, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji, Kota Sugisawa, Shigeto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240024990
    Abstract: Provided are a solder, a solder alloy, a solder ball, a solder paste, and a solder joint, which have a low melting point, high hardness in a high-temperature environment, heat cycle resistance, and electromigration resistance. The solder alloy has an alloy composition by mass %, Bi: 30 to 60%, Ag: 0.7 to 2.0%, Cu: more than 0% and 1.00% or less, Ni: 0.01 to 1.00%, Sb: 0.2 to 1.5%, with the balance being Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsufuji, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Hiroki Sudo
  • Publication number: 20230398643
    Abstract: The present invention employs a lead-free and antimony-free solder alloy which has an alloy composition that contains from 1.0% by mass to 4.0% by mass of Ag, from 0.1% by mass to 1.0% by mass of Cu, from 0.1% by mass to 9.0% by mass of Bi, from 0.005% by mass to 0.3% by mass of Ni and from 0.001% by mass to 0.015% by mass of Ge, with the balance being made up of Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki IIJIMA, Shunsaku YOSHIKAWA, Kanta DEI, Takahiro MATSUFUJI, Kota SUGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20230129147
    Abstract: Provided are a solder alloy, a solder ball, and a solder joint which have an excellent pin contact performance and a high bonding strength. The solder alloy has an alloy composition consisting of, by mass %, Ag: 0.8 to 1.5%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.01 to 0.10%, and P: 0.006% to 0.009%, with the balance being Sn. The alloy composition preferably satisfies the following relations (1) and (2): 2.0?Ag×Cu×Ni/P?25, 0.500?Sn×P?0.778. Ag, Cu, Ni, P, and Sn in the relations (1) and (2) each represent the contents (mass %) in the alloy composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yuuki Iijima, Hiroshi Okada, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Takashi Saito, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji
  • Patent number: 11607753
    Abstract: A solder alloy has an alloy composition consisting of, in mass %, Cu: 0.1% to 2.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.4%, P: 0.001% to 0.08%, and Ge: 0.001% to 0.08%, with the balance being Sn. The alloy composition satisfies the following relations (1) to (3): (Cu+5Ni)?0.945% (relation (1)), (P+Ge)?0.15% (relation (2)), 2.0?(Cu+5Ni)/(P+Ge)?1000 (relation (3)). In the above relations (1) to (3), Cu, Ni, P, and Ge each represents a content (mass %) thereof in the solder alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Takashi Saito, Takahiro Matsufuji, Naoko Izumita, Yuuki Iijima, Kanta Dei
  • Publication number: 20230068294
    Abstract: Provided are a lead-free and antimony-free solder alloy, a solder ball, and a solder joint that have improved shear strength obtained by grain minuteness at a bonded interface and can suppress fusion failure. The lead-free and antimony-free solder alloy having an alloy composition consisting of, by mass%, 0.1 to 4.5% of Ag, 0.20 to 0.85% of Cu, 0.2 to 5.00% of Bi, 0.005 to 0.09% of Ni, and 0.0005 to 0.0090% of Ge with the balance being Sn, and the alloy composition satisfies the following relations (1) and (2): 0.013 ? (Ag + Cu + Ni + Bi) x Ge ? 0.027 (1), Sn x Cu x Ni ? 5.0 (2). Ag, Cu, Ni, Bi, Ge, and Sn in the relations (1) and (2) each represent the contents (mass%) in the alloy composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yuuki Iijima, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Takashi Saito, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20230060857
    Abstract: Provided are a lead-free and antimony-free solder alloy, a solder ball, and a solder joint, which have improved shear strength obtained by grain minuteness at a bonded interface and can suppress fusion failure. The lead-free and antimony-free solder alloy has an alloy composition consisting of, by mass %, 0.1 to 4.5% of Ag, 0.20 to 0.85% of Cu, 0.005 to 0.090% of Ni, and 0.0005 to 0.0090% of Ge with the balance being Sn, and the alloy composition satisfies the following relations (1) and (2): 0.006?(Ag+Cu+Ni)×Ge<0.023 (1), (Sn/Cu)×(Ni×Ge)/(Ni +Ge)<0.89 (2). Ag, Cu, Ni, Ge, and Sn in the relations (1) and (2) each represent the contents (mass %) in the alloy composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yuuki Iijima, Shunsaku Yoshikawa, Takashi Saito, Kanta Dei, Takahiro Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20220355420
    Abstract: A solder alloy comprises Ag: 3.1 to 4.0% by mass, Cu: 0.6 to 0.8% by mass, Bi: 1.5 to 5.5% by mass, Sb: 1.0 to 6.0% by mass, Co: 0.001 to 0.030% by mass, Fe: 0.02 to 0.05% by mass, and a balance Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsaku YOSHIKAWA, Takashi SAITO, Yuuki IIJIMA, Kanta DEI, Takahiro MATSUFUJI
  • Publication number: 20220143761
    Abstract: A solder alloy has an alloy composition consisting of, in mass%, Cu: 0.1% to 2.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.4%, P: 0.001% to 0.08%, and Ge: 0.001% to 0.08%, with the balance being Sn. The alloy composition satisfies the following relations (1) to (3): (Cu+5Ni)?0.945% (relation (1)), (P+Ge)?0.15% (relation (2)), 2.0?(Cu+5Ni)/(P+Ge)?1000 (relation (3)). In the above relations (1) to (3), Cu, Ni, P, and Ge each represents a content (mass %) thereof in the solder alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsaku YOSHIKAWA, Takashi SAITO, Takahiro MATSUFUJI, Naoko IZUMITA, Yuuki IIJIMA, Kanta DEI
  • Patent number: 11241760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint, both of which has the low-melting point to suppress the occurrence of the fusion failure, improves the ductility and the shear strength, and has excellent heat-cycle resistance. The solder alloy comprises an alloy composition composed of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Sb, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Ni, and a balance of Sn. The alloy composition may contain at least one of Co, Ti, Al and Mn in total amount of 0.1 mass % or less. The solder alloy may be suitably used for a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Takahiro Matsufuji, Hikaru Nomura, Shunsaku Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20210001431
    Abstract: A solder alloy includes an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd, and a balance of Sn. A solder paste includes a solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd, and a balance of Sn. A solder ball includes a solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd, and a balance of Sn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Kanta DEI, Takahiro MATSUFUJI, Hikaru NOMURA, Shunsaku YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200376608
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint, both of which has the low-melting point to suppress the occurrence of the fusion failure, improves the ductility and the shear strength, and has excellent heat-cycle resistance. The solder alloy comprises an alloy composition composed of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Sb, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Ni, and a balance of Sn. The alloy composition may contain at least one of Co, Ti, Al and Mn in total amount of 0.1 mass % or less. The solder alloy may be suitably used for a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Takahiro MATSUFUJI, Hikaru NOMURA, Shunsaku YOSHIKAWA